The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-08-13

bear had the advantage of greatef
agility and the expert and telling use
of two terrible weapons, his teeth and
claws, while the bull represented more
inflexible courage and greater powers
of endurance. The unfortunate result
of the bulls last charge on the grizzly
indicated that the latter's qualities
would in few minutes more settle the
fight against the bull, and l was in
momentary expectation of seeing such
a termination, when, to my astonish-
ment, | saw the bear relax his efforts,
roll over from the body of his PROSTATE
foe, and drag himself feebly away from
the spot. His appearance was sicken-
ing to me, so frightfully had he been
ripped and torn by the bulls horns.
The grizzly had no sooner abandoned
his attack on the bull than the latter
was on his feet, bearing himself as
erect and fierce as ever. If the bears
appearance was sickening, the bulls
was doubly so. He was covered with
blood from his forehead to his rump,
and his flesh and skin actually hung in
strips and tatters from his head and
sides. Giving his head a shake that
scattered blood in a shower about him,
and gave him a moments sight of the
reeking bear in front of him, he lowered
his head for the fourth time, and again
made one of his terrific charges.
When the dying bear had dragged
himself away from the bull, the
eagles actually swoopcd down upon
aim. and the wolves sprang from the
thicket into the opening and prepared
to pounce upon him. The bull scat
tered the impatient birds and animals
as he swept on his final charge against
the grizzly, and they hastily departed,
shrieking and snarling. The cattle
again added their believing to that of
the bulls, and acted as if they under
stood the favorable turn the fight had
taken. As the bull hurled himself
against the grizzly, the latter braced
himself for last desperate struggle.
He struck out wildly with his paws, and
the bull fell back with the force of the
grizzly's blows, presenting a ghastly
spectacle. His tongue hung from his
mouth, Il mangled mass of shreds. His
face was ripped bare of flesh to the
bone, and his eyes were torn from their
sockets. The charge was equally dis
astrous to the bear, he being ripped
completely open, and he sank to the
ground writhing in his agony. The
indomitable courage of the bull here
prevailed. Blinded and crippled as he
was, he made but slight pause after
his fourth assault, and then dashed
wildly ut his foe again. The grizzly's
roar now seemed to be one of terror.
With last frantic effort he sought to
make his escape, Scrambling and stag
gering through the dust. But it was
useless. His great strength was gone.
The bull plunged his horns again and
again into the huge form o. the dying
brute as he lay stretched helpless in
the dust. The bears muscles quivered
and contracted. He drew his immense
paws up once or twice in convulsive
clutches, raised his huge head, gave oae
agonizing groan and fell back dead
The victorious bull raised his bloody.
horribly dis6gured crest, gave voice to,
a deep below, and, shaking his head
triumphantly, turned and walked away.
His progress was slow and painful, and
he stopped and turned at short inter.
walls and listened, as if to know whether
his foe would renew the battle. He.
walked nearly a hundred yards, with
his herd gathering and believing about
him. Presently his head dropped from
its proud position. He spread his legs
apart as if to brace himself against the
weakness that was stealing upon him.
Suddenly he fell as if he had been shot.
Il mangled, bleeding mass, and was
soon dead.
1.-THE bull had no sooner left the dead
bear than the eagles and wolves were
screeching, snarling and fighting on the
carcass. The bull had not been dead
five minutes when flock of vultures
dropped down in their mysterious way
upon his body. When l climbed out of
the tree to leave the scene of that ter
rifle combat the herd of cattle had dis
appeared on the plain, and two great
skeletons were al! that marked the field
of conflict. IN Y Sun.
PATS ANSWERS.